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The Politics of Appeasement? Politics and Federal Financial Disbursements: The Case of Ethiopia

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This article tests three different hypotheses regarding the political motivations for federal financial disbursements (the "swing" hypothesis, the "reward" hypothesis, and the "appeasement" hypothesis) using the case of Ethiopia following the 2005 parliamentary elections. Using an original data set on financial disbursements, election results, and social, economic, and demographic data from the level of the administrative districts and the election constituencies in Ethiopia, it is found that the appeasement hypothesis best explains federal disbursements. Further, it is suggested that these disbursement patterns directly affected the outcome of the subsequent 2010 parliamentary election. Copyright 2012, Oxford University Press.

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  • John Ishiyama, 2012. "The Politics of Appeasement? Politics and Federal Financial Disbursements: The Case of Ethiopia," Publius: The Journal of Federalism, CSF Associates Inc., vol. 42(1), pages 1-24, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:publus:v:42:y:2012:i:1:p:1-24
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    1. Kassahun, Habtamu Tilahun & Swait, Joffre & Jacobsen, Jette Bredahl, 2021. "Distortions in willingness-to-pay for public goods induced by endemic distrust in institutions," Journal of choice modelling, Elsevier, vol. 39(C).
    2. Jean-Paul Faguet & Qaiser Khan & Devarakonda Priyanka Kanth, 2021. "Decentralization’s Effects on Education and Health: Evidence from Ethiopia," Publius: The Journal of Federalism, CSF Associates Inc., vol. 51(1), pages 79-103.
    3. Teferi Mergo & Alain-Desire Nimubona & Horatiu Rus, 2019. "Political Representation and the Provision of Public Goods: Theory and Evidence from Ethiopia," Working Papers 1901, University of Waterloo, Department of Economics, revised Jan 2019.

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